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Is it a barn find if it is halfway done!? 55 Coupe "Dorothea"

Started by Caddy Wizard, December 14, 2021, 12:31:05 PM

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Caddy Wizard

I've taken on a new project: a partially done 1955 S62 coupe.  It was about halfway through a quarter million dollar restoration when the elderly owner passed away.  I will finish it.  The car is Dresden Blue Metallic with a white roof (factory combination for this particular car).  It looks fantastic (and the underside looks as impressive as the outside).

I call the car Dorothea (after my late aunt, who had brilliant blue eyes). 
Art Gardner


1955 S60 Fleetwood sedan (now under resto -- has been in paint shop since June 2022!)
1955 S62 Coupe (future show car? 2/3 done)
1958 Eldo Seville (2/3 done)

Mike Baillargeon #15848

WOW Art !   Looks great !   You have the fun part left to do....putting it back together....all the really hard work has been done...

I wish my projects looked like that when they came in....

Keep us posted on the progress...

Mike
Mike
Baillargeon
#15848

rwchatham CLC 21892

Nice car too bad they didn't  do the floors in red oxide primer instead of body color .
R. Waligora

Caddy Wizard

Quote from: rwchatham CLC 21892 on December 14, 2021, 04:49:13 PM
Nice car too bad they didn't  do the floors in red oxide primer instead of body color .

They obviously were going for the "WOW!" factor, not the ultra-genuine, 100.00% factory-correct look.
Art Gardner


1955 S60 Fleetwood sedan (now under resto -- has been in paint shop since June 2022!)
1955 S62 Coupe (future show car? 2/3 done)
1958 Eldo Seville (2/3 done)

Lexi

Congratulations Art. Love your "new" car! Do keep us posted. Clay/Lexi

The Tassie Devil(le)

Really sad to read that the previous owner didn't get to see the completed car, and enjoy driving it.

Bruce. >:D
'72 Eldorado Convertible (LHD)
'70 Ranchero Squire (RHD)
'74 Chris Craft Gull Wing (SH)
'02 VX Series II Holden Commodore SS Sedan
(Past President Modified Chapter)

Past Cars of significance - to me
1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe
1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe
1937 Chevrolet Sports Coupe
1955 Chevrolet Convertible
1959 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon
1960 Cadillac CDV
1972 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe

harry s

It's a beauty! I would say more a work of art than a barn find.   Harry
Harry Scott 4195
1941 6733
1948 6267X
2011 DTS Platinum

Peter Cornwell

I saw that car for sale and was seriously tempted to buy, but the complexity of shipping the shell and all the separate parts to the UK put me off. Will be a fabulous car when completed.
Peter
England
1941 6267D convertible
1952 6267X convertible

jwwseville60

1960 Eldorado Seville, Copper, "IKE"
1961 CDV, gold, "Goldfinger"
1964 Eldorado, Turquoise, "Billy the Squid"
1963 De Ville Station Wagon Vista roof, silver blue, "Race Bannon"
1963 Fleetwood 60S, turquoise, "The Miami Special"
1959 Sedan Deville flat top, tan, "Jupiter-2"
1947 Caddy Sedanette 62, black, "Johnny Cash"
1970 ASC Fleetwood wagon, dark blue, "Iron Maiden"
Lifetime CLC

Caddy Wizard

I took the chrome and stainless to my preferred plater/polisher in Nashville, TN area a week ago.  The bill for that will be in five figures.  Ouch!


At least I don't have to pay for a paint job...
Art Gardner


1955 S60 Fleetwood sedan (now under resto -- has been in paint shop since June 2022!)
1955 S62 Coupe (future show car? 2/3 done)
1958 Eldo Seville (2/3 done)

Caddy Wizard

I've temporarily mounted the front fenders. So for now, it looks a little more like a car and a little less like a basket case...
Art Gardner


1955 S60 Fleetwood sedan (now under resto -- has been in paint shop since June 2022!)
1955 S62 Coupe (future show car? 2/3 done)
1958 Eldo Seville (2/3 done)

rwchatham CLC 21892

Quote from: Art Gardner CLC 23021 on March 21, 2022, 12:41:05 PM
I took the chrome and stainless to my preferred plater/polisher in Nashville, TN area a week ago.  The bill for that will be in five figures.  Ouch!


At least I don't have to pay for a paint job...

Art chrome is getting out of hand a friend of mine just did a 59 and the bill was over 50k !
R. Waligora

Caddy Wizard

Quote from: rwchatham CLC 21892 on April 13, 2022, 06:01:31 PM
Art chrome is getting out of hand a friend of mine just did a 59 and the bill was over 50k !

My chrome bill for Dorothea will be a fraction of that.  But still, a chrome bill of over $10K is a fortune to me.
Art Gardner


1955 S60 Fleetwood sedan (now under resto -- has been in paint shop since June 2022!)
1955 S62 Coupe (future show car? 2/3 done)
1958 Eldo Seville (2/3 done)

The Tassie Devil(le)

Quote from: rwchatham CLC 21892 on April 13, 2022, 06:01:31 PM
Art chrome is getting out of hand a friend of mine just did a 59 and the bill was over 50k ! 
No wonder the fad of monochromatic vehicle modifications is still there.   Painting chrome work is a lot cheaper than chrome plating.

The chrome plating on my '72 was just over AU$5,000 if I remember correctly.   I think my brain has decided to edit the actual costs from the memory bank to protect my sanity.   I know that the bumper extension for the Continental Kit cost me an extra AU$500.00

Bruce. >:D
'72 Eldorado Convertible (LHD)
'70 Ranchero Squire (RHD)
'74 Chris Craft Gull Wing (SH)
'02 VX Series II Holden Commodore SS Sedan
(Past President Modified Chapter)

Past Cars of significance - to me
1935 Ford 3 Window Coupe
1936 Ford 5 Window Coupe
1937 Chevrolet Sports Coupe
1955 Chevrolet Convertible
1959 Ford Fairlane Ranch Wagon
1960 Cadillac CDV
1972 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe

Eric DeVirgilis CLC# 8621

A Cadillac Motorcar is a Possession for which there is no Acceptable Substitute

rwchatham CLC 21892

Quote from: The Tassie Devil(le) on April 15, 2022, 07:34:16 PM
No wonder the fad of monochromatic vehicle modifications is still there.   Painting chrome work is a lot cheaper than chrome plating.

The chrome plating on my '72 was just over AU$5,000 if I remember correctly.   I think my brain has decided to edit the actual costs from the memory bank to protect my sanity.   I know that the bumper extension for the Continental Kit cost me an extra AU$500.00

Bruce. >:D

Bruce cheap chrome prices have gone the way of cheap 59 eldos , long gone ! Lol
R. Waligora

jwwseville60

Its good to get chrome done sooner than later.
Theres talk of outlawing the business due to environmental concerns.
After that it will be spray chrome only.
1960 Eldorado Seville, Copper, "IKE"
1961 CDV, gold, "Goldfinger"
1964 Eldorado, Turquoise, "Billy the Squid"
1963 De Ville Station Wagon Vista roof, silver blue, "Race Bannon"
1963 Fleetwood 60S, turquoise, "The Miami Special"
1959 Sedan Deville flat top, tan, "Jupiter-2"
1947 Caddy Sedanette 62, black, "Johnny Cash"
1970 ASC Fleetwood wagon, dark blue, "Iron Maiden"
Lifetime CLC

Cadillac Jack 82

Ooof they better not touch chrome.  Why must they keep messing with the classic car industry?
Tim

CLC Member #30850

1959 Cadillac CDV "Shelley"
1964 Cadillac SDV "Rosalie"
1966 Oldsmobile Toronado "Sienna"

Past Cars

1937 LaSalle Cpe
1940 Chevrolet Cpe
1941 Ford 11Y
1954 Buick 48D
1955 Cadillac CDV
1955 Packard Clipper
1957 Cadillac Series 62
1962 VW Bug
1962 Dodge 880
1966 Mercury Montclair
1967 Buick Wildcat Convertible
1968 Chevy Chevelle SS
1968 Plymouth Barracuda
1977 Lincoln MKV